India's reinstatement brings the total number of countries and territories competing in the Sochi Olympics to 89.

"I am happy that suspension is over and now Indian teams and players will take part in the International events under the national flag," Vijay Kumar Malhotra, the former acting president of Indian Olympic Association, said in a statement.

One of India's athletes, Shiva Keshavan, already finished competing in the luge, but cross-country skier Nadeem Iqbal and slalom skier Hamanshu Thakur are now able to compete for India.